DRAWING DRAPERY AND FOLDS IN CLOTHING : How to Draw Drapes &The Draped Figures of People in Clothes
Into detail of a composition with figures, either 1 in modern dress or costume, does individual impress show more than in the technical rendering of drapery. Although the artist may carefully fix the drapery when sketching from a costumed figure, so that he can easily and faithfully copy it, there will always be some of his own mentality in the interpretation. Drapery will not stay fixed, it cannot be copied mechanically. How it is drawn and how much of the detail is put in depend on the artistic talent of the draftsman.
Learn how to draw drapery and folds in fabrics and clothing with this very details and illustrated drawing lesson.
The study of drapery is happily one that can be carried on at almost any place, time, and season, and perhaps it is because of this very ease of access that it is so often neglected and many an otherwise satisfactory picture will be marred by the poor drawing of drapery and clothing.
Welcome to the class on folds. There seven important words to remember when talking about folds.
Storyboard Artist Kelly Brine has created a really in-depth guide to understanding and drawing folds and clothing. According to the introduction,
Knowing how to draw cloth is like learning a powerful spell that can help you perform magic that will awe everyone around you. Before we get into the tutorial, make sure you have read and studied the preceding tutorials as each one builds on the others.
The most important thing to consider whenever you are drawing clothing or any type of fabric is the direction the fabric is going to be pulled in. Folds are caused wherever the fabric is being stretched or pulled; figure out how exactly you want the fabric to move, and the rest is pretty easy.
By itself, drapery is quite flat. But under the forces of gravity, tension, compression and pressure, cloth forms into a variety of shapes and 'folds'.
Fabric is no different than any other subject, it is just more complex. Don’t feel the need to recreate every wrinkle and other detail, get the big shapes established and place the values. The details are done at the end when you have an established solid form to work on.
In order to draw drapery, we need to know how drapery gathers, how folds form, and what shapes they take. This study/tutorial takes a look at the creation of folds, and identifies a fundamental building block of drapery folds, the "Y" shape. With knowledge of how this building block is constructed, and what forces cause it to form, it becomes easier to draw convincing drapery with or without reference.
Learn How to Draw Drapery and Folds (Costs $3.69 / Free Sample)
In this tutorial, Linda will show you seven basic folds, tools that will help you to simplify drawing clothing for your human figures and draperies for your still life drawings. Additionally, you'll see these folds in actual clothing so that they'll be easier to memorize.
How to Draw Draperies - I want to do this! What's This? Fabric draperies are among the most important elements in your drawing skill set. If you'll be drawing the human figure, you'll also need to draw clothing and artistic drapery.
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